Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-06
A BIG TINE.
THE IRON HORSE ENTERS NEW CuABBR-
LAND, YESTERDAY,
And the People Of that Prosperous Little City Wi!
Celebrate the Event on Thursday
ms Grand Jubilee.

Yesterday the New Cumberland branch
of the P, C. & st. L. Railroad, which runs
from Wheeling Junction to that city, was
formally opened, and the people Of the vi
cinity through which this most valuable
ten miles of road runs enjoyed the realiza-
ton of their anticipations and hopes as the
iron horse, bearing loads Of prosperity,
pushed its way through regions heretofore
unexplored by railroad tracks.
Naturally, New Cumberland is iubilant,
as are all the places reached by the new
line, but Wheeling people have almost as
much cause to feel good over the compile
ton of the branch Us those who live
in close proximity 10 it, because it
opens up section Of the State
that has heretofore only been accessible by
river or by wagon. 1t brings direct line
into Wheeling from which her merchants,
manufacturers and citizens generally may
expect to reap n
GREAT DEAL OF BENEFIT.
We can now have our fire brick shipped
here in short time and not be compelled
to delay in improvements on account OF
low water in the river, thus shutting of
freight communication with Cumberland
and other points above.
New Cumberland is busy little town,
and q railroad was the one thing that
would give her boom, and now she has
it. There are eighteen or nineteen fire
brick manufactures in the town, from
which was shipped last year
over the c. & P. railroad alone, some 2 600
cars of brick, sewer pipe and like product,
which had TO be transported across the
river. This was in addition to all the
product that was shipped by way of the
river, and gives one an idea of the indus.
trial activity of the place. With the new
road at least 80 per cent increase is as
sured in the business Of the Fire Brick
City.
The time consumed in making the run
from the IuHction 10 New Cumberland is
about half an hour, and u traveller can
leave this city at $3.50 in the afternoon and
reach the other end at 5 p. NJ. The ten
borhood of $3.50, 600 to $500, 900.
THE FIRST REGULAR TRAIN
over the new road left New Cumberland
yesterday morning and came down TO the
junction, making connections with Pan
Handle No. II. The train consisted Of
engine No. 20, with George McCabe at the
throttle, and was in charge OF Wilson
Markle as conductor, and Elijah Marshall
and Mike Joyce rs baggagemaster and
brakeman. A large number of the resi-
dents of New Cumberland came down on
the first train inst for the ride, and went
up on the following. The first tickets
sold yesterday morning at Steubenville
were to John c. Thomas and his two men,
who bad some stating to do at AnderSon's.
Hereafter trains will run regularly, con-
Meeting with main line trains Nos. -, 10
aud /, East bound, and Nos. -, 3 and II,
West bound. No. II will also stop at the
Junction, but will make no direct connec-
ton.
On Thursday the people of New Cum
berland have made extensive arrange
ments to celebrate the entrance of the road
into their city and
GRAND TINE Is
assured all who attend the demonstration.
The Brick City people are happy and they
have Just cause to jubilate, and they in
tend TO do it up to the Queens taste. A
large number of invitations have been sent
out and doubtless the town will be full of
prominent people. Yesterday Mr.. B. J.
Smith, of the Black Horse Works, was in
the city and extended invitations to a
number Of our business men and manufaG-
turers to 20 up on Thursday and see how
the New Cumberland people can jubilate
and show to the world that they are regn-
lar bricks"
At last evenings meeting of the Cham
her of Commerce formal invitation was
extended to that body TO attend the dem
omstration, and committee Of five was
appointed to represent the Chamber on the
occasion, but it was afterwards decided TO
leave the matter open 80 that all who de-
sire can attend, and quite number will
do no.
A train will leave here at o'clock p. m,
and will return at o'clock the same even
ing They say that the Capitol of Han
cock intends TO make things howl and
there will be lots of fun. Let her &c, Gal
lagher
DON'T forppt the hip SLIPPER at The He